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The 2007-08 Budget Speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, in the Legislative Council at 11am tomorrow (February 28) will be broadcast live on electronic media.
Following his speech in Legco, the Financial Secretary will hold a press conference at 2.30pm and participate in a one-hour joint television panel discussion programme, "Budget Forum", at 7pm. Both will be broadcast on TV and radio.
On Thursday (March 1), the Financial Secretary will attend a joint radio phone-in programme at 8am to answer Budget questions from members of the public.
Internet users can also watch the live broadcast of the Financial Secretary delivering the Budget speech and his subsequent itinerary with a simple click into the Government's Budget website (www.budget.gov.hk).
Following is the broadcast schedule:
Live broadcast of Budget Speech (11am, February 28)
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ATV-Home & ATV-World
ATV 24-hour News
Cable TV Finance Info Channel
HKBN Digital TV Live Information Channel
HKBN Digital TV News Channel
now Business News Channel
TVB-Jade & TVB-Pearl
TVB Payvision
Commercial Radio AM864
Metro Finance (FM104)
RTHK Radio 1, 3, 5, Putonghua Channel & RTHK Online
Live broadcast of press conference (2.30 pm, February 28)
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ATV-Home
ATV 24-hour News
Cable TV Live News Channel
now Business News Channel
TVB-Jade
TVB Payvision
RTHK Radio 1, 3 & RTHK Online
Joint TV panel discussion: "Budget Forum" (February 28)
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Cable TV Live News Channel (live broadcast at 7 pm)
now Business News Channel (live broadcast at 7 pm)
TVB-Jade (live broadcast at 7 pm)
TVB Payvision (live broadcast at 7 pm)
RTHK Radio 1 & RTHK Online (live broadcast at 7 pm)
ATV-Home (broadcast at 8.30 pm)
Financial Secretary's Phone-in programme (8 am, March 1)
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Commercial Radio 1 (FM881)
RTHK Radio 1, 5, Putonghua Channel & RTHK Online
Metro Finance (FM104)
Cable TV Live News Channel
HKBN Digital TV Live Information Channel
HKBN Digital TV News Channel
TVB Payvision
Ends/Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 17:55
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